This crossword No. 22974 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Oct 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22974 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A little superior to clever clogs? : SMARTYPANTS
9-across – Turn into : REALISE
10-across – Striking with whip at ground level? : OUTCROP
11-across – Change about? I long for it – there’s braggadocio for you : VAINGLORY
12-across – Butler put the wrong into the right : RHETT
13-across – Marquetry sounds like a game : BUHL
14-across – Famous trustworthy Londoner joining Phil? I must not be there, confound it : JOHNGILPIN
16-across – Single drink taken by mouth – externally in the first place : ORIGINALLY
19-across – Have a quiet little cry? … : WEEP
20-across – … No! is the point I’m going to make : NOISE
21-across – Backward boy, about first century, with a lot … with a lot of energy : DYNAMICAL
23-across – Scientist without direction, not good enough for Milton Keynes? : NEWTOWN
24-across – Dance from Bengal? : LANCERS
25-across – Tourists surrounding S-Swiss city with their sacks? : RUBBERNECKS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Awfully naive crew sails ship – see missing historic conflict : SPANISHCIVILWAR
2-down – Get gold set in silver – that’s scary : AWING
3-down – Artist to draw game : TIEPOLO
4-down – Star supporting ends of comedy gets on : PROCYON
5-down – Rail, is covered by refusal to sailors : NOTORNIS
6-down – See 22 : STREETPREACHERS
7-down – Verse in poet with another saucy addition : GRAVYBROWNING
8-down – Enclosure in the desert : SPITANDPOLISH
15-down – Incendiary mob with brief frenzy : FIREBOMB
17-down – Not so fast with stake : ANDANTE
18-down – Report of wolf at US city: no, nothing’s up : LANOLIN
22-down – Chap in charge of Meryl keeping time with arrivals in group : MANIC
This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.